Geography/Wrld Cul Final Review S2

The Philippines were occupied by the U.S. in the late 1800's

Which of the following mountain ranges has the highest average elevation?

Nelson Mandela helped to end apartheid in Rwanda

Which of the following countries would likely experience the most earthquakes?

Who ordered his troops into Kuwait to begin the Persian Gulf War?

Which of the following religions believes in the idea of reincarnation?

China was used as major staging point for Vietcong attacks?

Which religion is the most dominant in East Asia?

The Great Barrier Reef is located off the northeast coast

Natives of Australia are called “Aborigines.”

The United States invaded Afghanistan to remove who?

Nigeria experienced a genocide in the mid 1990's

Where did the majority of the Tet Offensive attacks occur?

What is true about China's Population?

Which of the following rivers is the most important in South Asia?

What country is in red?

Originally, what purpose did Australia serve for Europeans?

Mao Zedong led what revolution?

The Three Gorges Dam project was China’s attempt to do which of the following?

What type of climate is predominate in the island countries of Southeast Asia?

Sudan benefits the most from the Nile River

Which of the following countries did the Khmer Rouge take over and commit a genocide during the mid-1970s?

Apartheid Laws enforced South Africans to do what?

Palestinians wanted an independent state in Gaza and the West Bank

Rising sea levels threaten the Oceania region

Which religion has the most followers in the majority of countries in Southeast Asia?

Africa's cultural development was impacted by?

What test measures the readiness of high school students for university in China?

What accounts for a decrease in population after 40-44 age group in China?

The Five Pillars of Islam require a pilgrimage to Jerusalem

What philosophies did Mohandas Gandhi use in order to help achieve Indian independence? (Multiple correct)

Slums around cities in India are what?

Hinduism is the most practiced religion in Pakistan

Why would there be large percentage of foreign individuals in Kuwait, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates?

Libya has overcame a lack of fresh water by doing what?

The Suez Canal connects these two bodies of water.

Israel Palestinians make a minority in what country?

Nirvana is the goal of what religion?

The Sahara Desert is expanding as a result of which of the following processes?

Ecotourism Industry helps to do what?

Which of the following countries experienced an earthquake followed by a tsunami in 2011?

What is the dominant economic activity in Australia?

Where did Siddhartha Gautama found Buddhism?

Mount Everest is the tallest Mountain in South Asia?

The Caste System is what in India?

Which of the following contributes to the communication difficulties of Southeast Asia?

Which desert threatens Sub Saharan Africa the most?

A monsoon is a seasonal wind that brings heavy rain

Jews make a majority in Israel.

The Taliban leaders were criticized by the international community for which of the following?

The Quran is the holy book for Judaism

Japan best represents the geogrpahic formation of an archipelago

China best represents a landlocked country

What is to blame for the loss of water in the Aral Sea?

South Sudan was born out of the conflict in Sudan

The spreading of tectonic plates has created what

Africa has an abundance of natural resources